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Letters matter!

Yesterday, I saw a lonely postbox, who stood in a dirty corner of a street. It seemed as if no one’s aware of it’s existence over there. It looked sad and ignored. I felt bad for it. I felt like cleaning it so that it can get its shining red and black color back. I wonder if it was stupid of me to feel like that, but, I couldn’t help.

I wrote this at night, imagining what it would have felt like standing over there…

I stand here in one corner,lost and lonely,wondering at my existence.I stand here, with a look so dreary.

I feel so empty;my windowstill waits for hands,which’ll put them in plentyand make my tummy grow.

This era of emails, no doubt,is better,but, I’d still stand hereand wait for someoneto put in a letter!

I wonder how many of us actually write letters these days. When sending messages is just a matter of a few clicks, who would take the pains to WRITE a letter, put it inside an envelope, seal it, put a stamp on it, and then put it in a postbox… and wonder when would someone come and collect it from the box and deliver it!

After looking at that postbox, I felt an urge to start WRITING letters again.. so that, at least, the postboxes can have a better life!! 🙂

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16 thoughts on “Letters matter!”

i’ve written letters..a LOT!
lately have just written one or two, thanks to my cousin staying in boarding..so always include a lenghty card/letter with his gift!
but this was nice..
u can relate it to both the post box and few of us!

neway, i always loved writing letters and exchanging cards. somehow.. this ‘e’ thing has faded that indulgance of mine. i luv to c an envelope popping out of my box… but more often than not, these are my mobile and credit card bills 😦

Thax…………I wrote this as a song these are from it……………we played this at a concert……………..well this if you know …………..its E major and A chorus………..The above piece of your thought process is great……………….I try to write a little creative in e-mails too…………………….I’m kinda buzy hey why not mail me……………..hellwithin0@hotmail.com ……………………..I think you are a competative creative writer……………….CHEERS
SAVIO

Hi! Thanks a lot for stopping by at my space.Well, the english translation of the Airtel Ad is not mine 😛
Found it on the net by chance….
loved it so much tht I wanted to share it with all my friends here on MSN Spaces. 🙂

Love this Postbox entry of yours.I love writing letters…I used to write loads of long letters to all my friends,
but you know, thy don’t have the time to read thm nor the energy n enthusiam to respond to thm!!!!How sad!
Nothing can beat the charm n allure of handwritten words.But all my friends insist I email them! 😦

Anyways,love the way you express your thoughts!
Keep up the good work.Good Luck Always.

ahh i was in sector 5 today again!
i saw the awesome IBM/WIPRO TCS buildings, overcrowded road side stalls..azad hind/ BB’S..we went to haveli..have u been there? friends birthday so treated the place as our household ..it was empty so had Greatt fun!
thanks for the simple funda..really need it i think! 🙂

Sheru!!!! SHERU!!!!! listen…. I wanna raise a man eater dog and a man eater dog has to have a man eater name, SHERU is a name 4 a gay guyz’ dog, its sooooo girly (look i am not against equal rights for women and stuff, but i am not gay enuff to keep my man eater dog’s name SHERU!!!!)…
As far as regret, I am already regretting it…. kinda wished i had walked over and started a convo… but wat can be done? nuffin jus hafta have anoder crush ahahahahaha…
i just find "can u be da aloo in my aloo gobi" a funny pick up line…

so sensitive you are gurl! but so true the meaning the aura the depth in hand written mails is more concrete than emails…the thrill of waiting for the post…opening it reading it in odd corners of the house…feeling each word…na emails can never replace that feeling…never! the smell of the letter…the touch of those feelings..enclosed in that envelope….takes you miles away….i have always been a snail mail person!hugzzzz

That was really neat :). I loved the poem. But its only the postboxes in the cities that are neglected, I dont think that’s the case for villages and small towns… Miss Postbox hasn’t lost her importance there :). And yes, the Jim Corbette trip was fantastic… we were there for 2 days and didnt even waste a second… it was jam-packed with activities…

hey !.. i write letters .. i post cards !.. i know i know .. how much fu it is to recieve them .. to get a mail .. is normal .. but getting a card by post is really amazing .. and lot of masti .. also has a diffrent feeling !! doesnt it ??

i jus love writin letters…but like someone said in ur comments…no one has the time to read em…pretty sad…the only time i do write these days is on raksha bandhan…then too i doubt my bros eva actually read…hmmm maybe they jus don reply…coz they have all the letters:D that sorta makes me happy…say…wanna be pen pals*lafs*…neways…i really liked ur poem…neva asked ya…wadya do?i don read profiles much…maybe i will…oki…i dunno why i’m goin on so pointlessly…neways…better stop b4 its gets silly:) ta!

Divoo thinks…

it feels funny at times
and cold too
it makes me feel uneasy
and peaceful too
i dunno what i want to say
but i know what i feel
i need to curb my thoughts
but the fruit of thought i peel
i shall and i will
but how and what
i might be able to
but i feel distraught
they overwhelm me
and i give in
i might do what is not right
but what i do ain't a sin
what i ought to know
is what i know not
i know it all i say
though i need not
are my thoughts the culprit
or is it me?
do i continue to question
or let it be?